The students of Ozen and Central voted on the school name, colors, and team name.

In 2017, Hurricane Harvey severely damaged the Central High School campus.

The name Beaumont United, announced in February 2018, was the most popular in a vote open to all students at the schools to be combined;[5] in the interests of unity, proposals to name the school after an individual, including Barack Obama, were not included on the ballot.

[7][8] These were used to create a Ninth Grade Academy to foster freshmen's transition to high school.

[4] Athletes at Beaumont United are Timberwolves, chosen together with the school's name and colors by student vote;[7] other options included Wildcats.